Dobřenice

Dobřenice
Municipality
Church of Saint Clement
Flag Coat of arms
Dobřenice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°8′52″N 15°38′28″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Hradec Králové
District	Hradec Králové
First mentioned	1339
Area
• Total	7.44 km^2 (2.87 sq mi)
Elevation	267 m (876 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	576
• Density	77/km^2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	503 25
Website	dobrenice.cz

Dobřenice is a municipality and village in Hradec Králové District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants.

Etymology

The name is derived from the personal name Dobřen, meaning "the village of Dobřen's people".^[2]

Geography

Dobřenice is located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Hradec Králové. It lies in the East Elbe Table. The highest point is the flat hill Velká Dorota at 292 m (958 ft) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Dobřenice is from 1339.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 689 —     1880 756 +9.7% 1890 724 −4.2% 1900 689 −4.8% 1910 717 +4.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 685 −4.5% 1930 683 −0.3% 1950 625 −8.5% 1961 658 +5.3% 1970 649 −1.4%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 631 −2.8% 1991 581 −7.9% 2001 584 +0.5% 2011 547 −6.3% 2021 561 +2.6%
Source: Censuses[4][5]

Transport

The D11 motorway (part of the European route E67) from Prague to Hradec Králové runs through the municipality.

The railway line Hradec Králové–Chlumec nad Cidlinou passes through the municipal territory, but the station named Dobřenice is located in neighbouring Syrovátka just behind the municipal border.

Sights

Dobřenice Castle

The Dobřenice Castle was built in the Baroque style in 1693. It replaced an older fortress.^[3]

The Church of Saint Clement was built in 1739. The current Baroque church replaced an old wooden church from the 14th century.^[3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. Profous, Antonín (1947). Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H (in Czech). p. 401.
3. "Základní informace" (in Czech). Obec Dobřenice. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
4. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
5. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website